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Definitions

• the invention relates to a process for preparing a complex of an acid and at least one metal. More specifically, this process is directed to the manufacture of a metal complex of an acid substituted in the alpha position of the carboxylic group, with an amino or hydroxyl group.
• the method of the invention is of particular interest in obtaining a metal complex of an acid selected from methionine, 2-hydroxy-4-methylthiobutanoic acid (HMTBA) and lactic acid.
• the term "acid” means each of its isomers, L- or D-, or mixtures thereof, and in particular the racemic one.
• Methionine the essential amino acid, and ⁇ , a methionine analogue
• Their metal salts for example calcium or zinc, in solid form, may be preferred. These also make it possible to fill in deficiencies in elements or trace elements.
• the most well-known HMTBA salt is the dicalcium salt, comprising two moles of HMTBA equivalent per mole of calcium corresponding to the formula (HMTBA) 2 Ca.
• EP140865A discloses a process for the preparation of calcium salts of HMTBA consisting of more than two and less than ten moles of HMTBA equivalent per mole of calcium. These salts are obtained by reacting the HMTBA with a calcium source selected from calcium oxide (CaO), calcium hydroxide (Ca (OH) 2 ), calcium carbonate (CaCO 3 ) and a HMTBA salt, for example the salt (HMTBA) 2 Ca.
• the HMTBA is generally in a highly concentrated aqueous solution, to which the source of calcium is mixed, and the reaction medium thus obtained is dried at a temperature of the order of 70 ° C.
• the reaction medium of the HMTBA with the calcium source is, however, very viscous and sticky: it is therefore very difficult to homogenize in mixers or reactors equipped with conventional stirring systems and, at the end of the reaction, it is necessary to proceed to a in-situ drying to drain the reactor.
• Recycling the calcium salt of HMTBA, for example the salt (HMTBA) 2 Ca, at the calcium source before bringing it into contact with the HMTBA makes it possible to improve the consistency of the reaction medium and facilitates the implementation of process. But, as taught by US 4335257, this improvement is observed for a weight proportion of at least 20% of said salt relative to the reaction medium, and to reach an acceptable consistency it may be necessary for this proportion to reach 80% of the reaction medium.
• Such a rate of recycle of finished product into the reaction mixture considerably reduces the productivity of an industrial plant and forces a large over-sizing of the mixer / reactor for a desired production capacity.
• WO03 / 011822A2 proposes a process for the preparation of organic acid salts, in particular of calcium, from an said organic acid and calcium hydroxide and / or calcium oxide, in which the organic acid is deposited on an inert carrier before adding the calcium source.
• this support it is essential to introduce the two reagents by successive additions to allow drying of the reaction medium between two additions. This procedure significantly increases the residence time in the mixer and also forces a strong oversize of said mixer for a given production capacity.
• the inert carrier is found in the dry finished product where it represents from 30 to 50% by weight of the total mass, which reduces the amount of active ingredient accordingly and thus generates additional costs to the use of the product. (storage, transport, dosage, ).
• the authors of the present invention have developed a simple method for preparing one or more salts of HMTBA, which makes it possible to circumvent the aforementioned obstacles without using a support or other excipient.
• HMTBA 2-hydroxy-4-methylthiobutanoic acid
• the kinetics of the aforementioned reaction was perfectly compatible with this continuous technology despite the residence time not exceeding a few minutes, even generally less than one minute. minute. Indeed, this technology makes it possible to maximize the mixing intensity of the reagents and to obtain a perfectly homogeneous mixture despite the high viscosity.
• the yield of the reaction is excellent and the salts formed are virtually devoid of residual oligomers.
• the self-cleaning character of the screws of the extruder makes it easy to convey the reaction medium despite its very sticky nature without the need to use any inert support or a recycling of finished product at the same time. feeding the extruder.
• This process does not require any prior treatment of the reagents, acid and metal source, or their mixture. In particular it does not require the addition of any solvent or any other additive or recycling of finished product and it does not require preheating of the reagents either.
• This process thus makes it possible to dispense with any step of handling the reagents, as well as with their mixture which directly constitutes the reaction medium.
• Only an addition of water may be necessary to feed the extruder in the case where the two reagents do not contain enough in their original form; this is particularly the case when the two reagents are solids.
• the amount of water added is calculated so that the total amount of water engaged in the extruder is between 5 and 20%, preferably between 10 and 15%.
• metal any element of the periodic table capable of forming one or more cations and belonging to the groups of metals, in particular alkali, alkaline-earth and transition metals and metalloids.
• complex according to the invention is meant a compound comprising at least one metal atom and at least one molecule of an acid as defined above, in which at least one atom of the acid molecule is bound to the metal atom or metal atoms for the preparation of mixed salts, by chemical bonding or chemical interaction.
• bonds or one or more chemical interactions are chosen from ionic bonds, coordination bonds, van der Waals bonds, etc.
• a complex according to the invention may comprise several of the compounds above described.
• a complex of the invention can be represented by the formula (Acid) nXpYp where X and Y represent, independently of one another, a metal, n varies from 1 to 10, and p and q vary from 0 to 10, the sum of p and q ranging from 1 to 10.
• the present invention is more particularly illustrated by the preparation of salts but the process of the invention applies to any complex as defined above.
• Various devices have the capacity to achieve the mixing conditions of the reaction medium according to the invention.
• These technologies are characterized by a relatively short residence time, a few minutes at most, often less than a minute.
• the amount of product contained in the apparatus is low compared to the mechanical energy dissipated and the thermal exchange surface offered. This results in a mechanical treatment of the reaction medium during which mass and heat transfers are maximized.
• twin-screw extruder is preferred.
• the process is advantageously carried out in a co-rotating twin-screw extruder, that is to say with the screws rotating in the same direction.
• the reagents are fed and mixed to form the reaction mixture and produce the complex.
• the screw profile will be designed to ensure the three major functions sought: mixing reagents, conveying and intensive mixing of the reaction medium. It will advantageously alternate several mixing zones with conveying zones.
• the barrel of the extruder is preferably equipped with different heating mantles which allow the temperature to be varied along the extruder.
• reaction conditions shear rate and temperature of the mass, are optimized throughout the extruder according to the degree of progress of the reaction. These optimal conditions obviously depend on the chemical nature reagents and the desired complex. It appears from the general skills of a person skilled in the art to determine them.
• the extruder can be equipped with a die.
• the complex is preferably expelled from the extruder in the form of rods, non-sticky, directly usable or, if necessary, easily transportable to a drying step.
• This formatting of the complex allows the use of any type of dryer, especially convective dryers whose energy efficiency is much higher than the conductive drying imposed by the processes of the prior art.
• the feed rates of the two reactants, acid and source of metal are regulated according to their respective chemical nature and the type of complex sought. If necessary, a simultaneous introduction of water is carried out so that the total amount of water injected into the extruder allows the formation of a paste. Typically the total amount of water represents between 10 and 15% of the total mass. If the intended application requires it, it is also possible to add small amounts of excipients, starch for example, up to 15%, preferably from 100 ppm to 5% of the total mass.
• the metal is chosen from Li, Na, K, Mg, Ca Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Pt.
• the mineral metal source is chosen from metal hydroxides, metal hydroxide milks, metal oxides and the corresponding metal carbonates, of natural origin or not; when it is of natural origin, it can be chosen from shells, ores and rocks.
• a calcium complex of HMTBA is preferably obtained according to the invention; when the metal is calcium, the source of calcium is advantageously chosen from lime, lime milk, slaked lime, calcium hydrogencarbonate and calcium carbonate; when it is of natural origin, it can be chosen from the oyster shell, the snail shell, the dolomite; preferably, the source of calcium is Ca (OH) 2 .
• a complex of a metal selected from zinc, copper and manganese, methionine or HMTBA is also a complex preferred according to the invention; the metal source is then advantageously chosen from zinc / copper / manganese oxide, zinc / copper / manganese hydroxide, an aqueous solution of zinc / copper / manganese hydroxide and zinc / copper / manganese carbonate .
• the acid / metal source weight ratio is determined by those skilled in the art depending on the desired complex.
• the reaction temperature is less than 150 ° C, preferably it ranges from 60 to 120 ° C, more preferably 80 to 95 ° C.
• the complex thus obtained may then be fractionated and / or dried and may undergo an additional forming step, for example to reach a given particle size, for example by spheronization.
• the method of the invention may involve a recycling of finished product to the feed of the extruder, for example very fine particles generated in the downstream stages of the process. As indicated above, this recycling is possible but not essential to the proper functioning of the extruder considering the self-cleaning nature of the screws and there is little recouru.
• the invention is hereinafter illustrated in support of the single figure and the following examples, according to which: the figure represents an extruder in which the process of the invention, in particular that described in Example 1 is carried out, the examples describe the preparation of a calcium complex of HMTBA from HMTBA and of slaked lime, in a twin screw extruder.
• the process of the invention is not restricted to such an implementation, it is particularly well suited to the formation of other metal complexes of HMTBA, as well as any metal complexes of methionine and lithium. 'Lactic acid.
• Both reagents are at room temperature when introduced into the extruder.
• the temperature profile imposed along the extruder and described in the figure makes it possible to maintain the reaction mass at:
• the rotational speed of the screws is 150 rpm.
• the residence time in the extruder is estimated at 90 seconds.
• the reaction mass is extruded through a 1-hole die having a diameter of 1.6 mm.
• the extrudates obtained are dried for 12 hours in an oven at 60 ° C .; the residual moisture is 0.5%.
• HPLC analysis reveals a residual dimer level of less than 0.01%.
• the DSC analysis shows a characteristic of the dual salt decomposition (HMTBA) 2 Ca: onset temperature of 257 ° C and enthalpy of 270 J / g for a 2 ° C temperature ramp. / min.
• the absence of signal in the temperature range 120 - 140 ° C proves that the product obtained is completely free of salt (HMTBA) 4 Ca.
• a twin-screw extruder CLEXTRAL BC21 equipped with 9 sheaths, L / D 36, is fed with:
• Both reagents are at room temperature when introduced into the extruder.
• the temperature profile imposed along the extruder makes it possible to maintain the reaction mass at:
• the rotational speed of the screws is 250 rpm.
• the residence time in the extruder is estimated at 50 seconds.
• the reaction mass is extruded through a 7-hole die 1.2 mm in diameter.
• the extrudates obtained are dried for 4 hours in an oven at 60 ° C .; the residual moisture is 1.5%.
• a twin-screw extruder CLEXTRAL BC21 equipped with 9 sheaths, L / D 36, is fed with:
• Both reagents are at room temperature when introduced into the extruder.
• the temperature profile imposed along the extruder makes it possible to maintain the reaction mass at:
• the rotational speed of the screws is 450 rpm.
• the residence time in the extruder is estimated at 25 seconds.
• the reaction mass is extruded through a 12-hole die of 0.8 mm diameter.
• the extrudates obtained are dried for 4 hours in an oven at 60 ° C .; the residual moisture is 1.5%.
• HPLC analysis reveals a residual dimer level of less than 0.06%.
• a twin-screw extruder CLEXTRAL Evolum HT 53 D 101 equipped with 10 sheaths, L / D 40, is fed with:
• Both reagents are at room temperature when introduced into the extruder.
• the temperature profile imposed along the extruder makes it possible to maintain the reaction mass at:
• the rotational speed of the screws is 200 rpm.
• the residence time in the extruder is estimated at 60 seconds.
• the reaction mass is extruded through a 14-hole die 1.4 mm in diameter.
• the extrudates obtained are dried for 2 hours in an oven at 90 ° C .; the residual moisture is 2.0%.

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